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Recent Static Rope Reviews

New England Ropes / Maxim KM III 3/8"

As a person who deals with climbing ropes on a near-daily basis, I find New England Ropes to be the best on the market. The Maxim KM III is an example of a quality, static rope and is my choice in situations that do not warrant a dynamic rope. I have been using New England's dynamic and static ropes for nearly 13 years on the Adventure Challenge Courses I manage. I think they are the best ropes in the industry. I've gone through dozens of ropes and belayed thousands of climbers. I've never had a… Full review

Petzl Vector 11 mm

I only used it once for some rappels and ascent with jumars. I'm disappointed with the rope overall. I know static rope are supposed to be stiff and abrasion resistance but the Petzl Vector is way too stiff. Hopefully it will loosen up with a few more use out of it. It's so stiff it might as well be a cable. Hard to even tie a simple figure 8 knot on it. Full review